Hello,
I'm Vikash Kumar!
When I first published create-next-mui, my goal was simple.
npx create-next-mui
I wanted developers to stop repeating the same Material UI setup every time they created a new Next.js project.
Since then, I've been using the CLI myself.
And that's where I discovered something interesting.
The biggest improvements weren't new features.
They were the tiny details you only notice after using a tool every day.
📦 Better package management
One thing that always bothered me was the generated package.json.
The dependencies worked...
…but after installing plugins, they weren't always nicely ordered.
It wasn't a breaking bug.
It was simply messy.
So I rewrote the dependency merging logic.
Now every generated package.json keeps dependencies consistently sorted, making it much easier to scan and maintain.
It seems like a small improvement.
But small details add up.
⚡ Oxlint joins the CLI
Another feature I've been excited about is Oxlint.
If you haven't tried it yet, it's incredibly fast.
Instead of replacing ESLint entirely, I decided to let them work together.
Why?
Because my template relies on ESLint plugins like:
perfectionisteslint-plugin-unused-imports
These plugins still provide capabilities that Oxlint doesn't fully support today.
So instead of choosing one over the other...
I combined them.
The workflow now looks like this:
- ⚡ Oxlint provides blazing-fast diagnostics while you're coding.
- 🧹 ESLint handles code organization, import cleanup, and formatting rules.
The result is a faster development experience without losing the benefits of ESLint.
I think it's a practical balance until Oxlint's ecosystem grows further.
📥 One less command to type
Another small change...
After scaffolding a project, the CLI now asks:
Would you like to install dependencies?
If you answer Yes, it automatically runs:
npm install
No extra command.
No extra step.
Just start coding.
It's becoming more than a project generator
When I started this project, it simply generated a Next.js + Material UI project.
Today it can:
- scaffold complete projects
- install optional plugins
- support Oxlint
- automatically install packages
- keep generated dependencies organized
Each release makes the experience a little smoother.
And I think that's what good developer tools should do.
Not necessarily add dozens of features...
Just remove one more piece of friction every time you use them.
I'd love to know:
What's one small feature in a developer tool that saves you time every single day? 👇
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